Google Internships for Students in Africa (Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg)
Paid Google internships (e.g., Software Engineering Intern, STEP, Research) are periodically posted for Google's African offices. As of 21 Aug 2026 the Google Careers site lists no intern roles in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa; check careers.google.com from September.
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Eligibility
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
- Education required
- Undergraduate enrolled
- Fields
- Computer science, Engineering, Data science, Business
- Language
- English
- Residency
- Work authorisation for the posting location is typically required; varies per role
- Also required
- Must meet the minimum qualifications of the specific posting (typically current enrolment in a relevant degree programme and a stated graduation window)
- Technical roles usually require programming experience in one or more languages
About this opportunity
Google hires interns through role-specific postings on the Google Careers site rather than one annual programme. Historically, roles such as Software Engineering Intern, STEP (Student Training in Engineering Program) and research internships have been advertised for Google's African offices in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg, typically opening between September and December for the following year. Each posting sets its own minimum qualifications, usually current enrolment in a relevant bachelor's, master's or PhD, a graduation window, programming or domain experience, and work authorisation for the location.
What is verifiable today: a filtered search of the official careers site (Intern) for Accra, Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg returned 0 jobs on 21 August 2026, so no live role confirms Ghanaian eligibility. Monitor google.com/about/careers (Internships filter) from September.
- Level
- Undergraduate, Master's, PhD
- Where
- Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa
- Difficulty
- Very high · about 8 weeks to prepare
Funding
Partially funded
- salary
Google internships are paid; compensation and relocation terms are set per posting
What you will need
- CV / résumé
- Academic transcripts
Online application with résumé; transcripts are commonly requested; technical interviews for engineering roles.
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